Reptilia - Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae
Full reference: K. E. Mikhailov. 1994. Theropod and protoceratopsian dinosaur eggs from the Cretaceous of Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Paleontological Journal 28:101-120
Belongs to Elongatoolithus according to K. E. Mikhailov 2000
See also Mikhailov 1994, Norell et al. 2018 and Watabe 2004
Sister taxa: Elongatoolithus andrewsi, Elongatoolithus chichengshanensis, Elongatoolithus chimeiensis, Elongatoolithus elongatus, Elongatoolithus excellens, Elongatoolithus frustrabilis, Elongatoolithus jianchangensis, Elongatoolithus laijiaensis, Elongatoolithus magnus, Elongatoolithus sigillarius, Elongatoolithus taipinghuensis, Elongatoolithus yangjiagouensis
Type specimen: PIN 3907-501, an egg. Its type locality is Udan-Sayr (PIN Loc. 3907) [MPE/SMPE], which is in a Campanian terrestrial sandstone/sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Udan-Sayr (PIN Loc. 3907) [MPE/SMPE]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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